Gonzalez and Fromageau parted ways shortly after touring their second album Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts. Gonzalez records primarily on his own, with other artists as guest musicians. The band is signed to Mute Records and found international success in 2011 with the single "Midnight City". Their most recent album Fantasy was released on 17 March 2023.
Anthony Gerard Gonzalez (born March 13, 1980) grew up in Antibes, France together with his brother Yann. His family had a great interest in football and Gonzalez had trials with AS Cannes, while his maternal grandfather is the French international Laurent Robuschi. At the age of 14 he got injured and turned to music instead after his parents bought him a guitar. Gonzalez developed his interest in music and American culture while at secondary school. Together with Fromageau he formed a post-rock outfit called My Violent Wish.
At the age of 17, Gonzalez bought a synth to record a demo, which he sent to a number of French labels. When the Paris-based Gooom Records appeared interested, he recruited Fromageau to "help me because I didn't feel like I had the shoulders to carry the project on my own". The band is named after the galaxy of the same name.
The band's musical aesthetic is characterized by extensive use of reverb effects and lyrics spoken softly over loud instruments. Gonzalez has been inspired by aspects of the American Dream and his songs have been outlined as themed around "adult-scripted teen dreams". Inspiration for the 1980s style found in much of Gonzalez’s music includes bands such as My Bloody Valentine, Pink Floyd, and Tangerine Dream. Between various electronic music properties and album artwork, M83’s style includes a mix of both contemporary pop and 1980s dream pop.
Don't Save Us From the Fame
M83 Lyrics
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A piece of brain in my hair
The wheels are melting
A ghost is screaming your name
Bleeding all around
Liquid metal through my veins
The radio's burning
The song "Don't Save Us from the Flames" by M83 is an intricate, mysterious song full of cryptic meaning and powerful imagery. The lyrics of the song describe a nightmarish landscape, full of burning flames and melting wheels, where the singer's very brain is on fire. The name "Tina" is repeated throughout the song, a haunting refrain that seems to call out for help or connection in the midst of all the chaos.
The first verse sets the stage for the overall feel of the song: a surreal, otherworldly dreamscape where nothing is quite as it seems. The image of a piece of brain in the singer's hair is particularly striking, suggesting a sense of fragmentation, chaos, and existential terror. The second verse expands on this sense of surreal dislocation, with "liquid metal" running through the singer's veins and a "ghost" screaming out Tina's name.
Taken as a whole, "Don't Save Us from the Flames" is a chilling, mysterious work of art that taps into deep, primal fears and anxieties. The repetition of the name "Tina" throughout the song adds a powerful emotional core, giving the listener something to hold onto amid all the confusion and chaos.
Line by Line Meaning
Out of the flames
Emerging from destruction and chaos
A piece of brain in my hair
Experiencing trauma and physical harm
The wheels are melting
Facing a catastrophic event
A ghost is screaming your name
Haunted by memories and emotions surrounding a person named Tina
Tina! Tina!
Repeating Tina's name as a plea or call to her
Bleeding all around
Suffering and enduring pain
Liquid metal through my veins
Feeling intense emotion that courses through one's body
The radio's burning
Being surrounded by turmoil and chaos
A ghost is screaming your name
Continuing to feel haunted and affected by Tina
Tina! Tina! Tina! Tina!
Echoing Tina's name as a desperate attempt to communicate or connect with her
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Anthony Gonzalez, Yann Gonzalez
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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